Autographic registering apparatus



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AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTERING APPARATUS;

Pate'ntedJuly 7, 1891.

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J. B. THIES.

A'UTOGRAPHIG REGISTERING APPARATUS.

No. 455,444. Patented July 7, 189 1.

I UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE] JOHN B. TI-IIES, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

AU TOG RAPHIC REGISTERING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 455,444, datedJ'uly 7, 1891.

Application filed December 24,1889. Serial No. 334,844; (lilo model.)

To all whom it may concern: in grooves onto the case and each secured by Be it known that 1, JOHN B. THIES, a citia lock or catch, so that access may be .had to zen of the United States, residing at Dayton, either compartment independent of the other.

in the county of Montgomery and State of A is the lock for the cover D, and I prefer Ohio, have invented certain new and useful to use a simple catch B for the cover E, so

Improvements in Autographic Registering that access may be had at any time to the Apparatus, of which the following is a full, paper-supplying compartment.

clear, and exact description, reference being F Fis a metallic'frame-work to support the had to the accompanying drawings, forming various working parts of the apparatus, and

[0 part of this specification. in this frame the paper-rolls G H are jour- My invention relates to improvements in naled in properbearings. I have shown only apparatus for registering autographic Writtwo rolls of paper; but when desired a third ings, the original of which is to be used by roll can be used, journaled in the slot at of the writer while duplicates thereof are autothe. frame, and thus two duplicate copies I matically filed away and secretly preserved; made. The paper-rolls G H supply the paper and it consists of various improvements in the upon which the writings are to be made, and mechanism thereof, which will hereinafter guide-rods c, d, e, and f are extended horimore fully appear. zontally from side to side of the metallic In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is frame, around which the paper maybe drawn 20 a central longitudinal section of the apparato keep the same from being drawn out untus; Fig. 2,across-section thereof witha part evenly. The paper a from roll H is passed of the knife-carrier frame cut away. Fig. 3 under guide-rod a, over d, and under f, While is a top plan view of the apparatus with parts the paper I) from roll G is passed under roll of the top casing broken away. Fig. 4 is a H and rod 0, over rod d, and under rod e,

25 cross-section of the writing-tablet. Fig. 5 isa while to keep the paper taut tension rolls or detail view in cross section of one of the guidweights I and J are employed, hung on arms ing-shelves of the filing-compartment. Fig. pivoted to the metallic frame.

6 is a top plan view of the divider bar and Kis the writing-tabletupon which the copies 8o rod. Fig-7 is a detail view of one side of the are made. This tablet is supported by the 30 writing-tablet. Fig. 8 is a cross-section of cross-bars g g and the rods 1' which together Fig. 7. form a rectangular frame, the rods passing Like letters of'reference indicate identical through the cross-bars, as shown in Fig. 4. parts in all the figures. The rod 1, however, is arranged so that it can The apparatus is incased in a box or-casing be raised up independently of the rest of the 35 consisting of the bottom A, sides B B, and frame,the cross-bar 9 being grooved, as shown ends 0 O. The top cover is made in two sepain Fig. 7, to support the rod t, and a catch g, rate partsa horizontal portion D, which covswinging on the rod 2', as shown in Figs. 7 and ers the filing-compartment of the apparatus, 8, is used to hold the rod on the frame and and an inclined portion E, where the writing arm g' on this catch, fitting under the cross- 40 is done, and which covers the paper-rolls. bar g, and when it is desired to remove the The top D is provided with a curved flange rod 2' independently of the rest of the frame D", and the top E is also provided with a this catch is raised and the rod thus released. similar'curved flange at its inner end E", the' The rod j passes loosely through ears Z, Z, and 5 flange D" fitting under the flange E, and Z on the metallic frame F, which thus forms 5 thus the filing and cutting mechanism is propa hinge, while the other rod c' rests in correerly covered. The flange D is provided with sponding ears m m on the opposite frame.

a horizontal slot to allow for the passage of The copying paper or cloth L is wound on the paper. The cutting and filing mechanism these two rods 1' and j, and by means of the occupies the central portion of the case, and handles it n the copying paper or cloth can be 50 thus the filing-compartment is completely drawn from side to side when a'ncw copyingseparated from the paper-supplying comparting-surface is required. A clamp 0 holds the ment, while the two covers D and E are slid rod 2 in position when in use.

I prefer to use prepared cloth for my copying medium, as numerous copies can be made before it is necessary to shift the cloth, and when this is done, the cloth being wound tightly on the rod and in contact with the balance of the prepared cloth, the ink used soaks through and thus re-inks the used portions of the copying medium.

My arrangement for holding the copyingcloth is of considerable advantage, as fresh portions of the cloth can be presented without touching the cloth by winding up one of the rods, and when the paper strips upon which the copies are to be made are to be ad- 3usted the rod 2' can be removed from the frame and the copying-cloth raised up out of the way without soiling the hands or injury to the cloth by handling it. Of course when three rolls are used and two duplicates are to be made two sheets of copying-cloth must be used. Vhen the copying-cloth is raised up, as described, the paper a from the roll is passed over the top of the tablet. The copying or transfer cloth is then brought down over this, the rod 1' returned to its place, and the second sheet b passed over the copying-cloth, and in this way any writing made on sheet I) will be transferred to sheet a and a duplicate thus made, and similarly when two duplicates are to be made. The lid or top E, which is cut away to allow for the writing, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, covers all the other working parts. This cover E can be removed, as described, and the writing-tablet raised up on the IOdj as a'hinge, whenever it is desired to get at the paper-rolls to renew the supply of paper or for any other purpose.

M and N are gripping-rollers, made of rubber or other suitable material, journaled on the sides of the frame-work in suitable bearings. Between these rollers the sheets of paper a and b are passed, the rollers bearing against each other with sufficient friction to draw the paper along when the rollers are revolved. The lower roller N is provided with a crank or handle 0 on the roller-shaft, by which the rollers are rotated. An ordinary dog and ratchet C" is provided on the lower roller-shaft to prevent the gripping-rollers from being revolved in the wrong direction.

P is a dividing-bar placed opposite the delivery of the rollers, extending from side to side and supported on the supports Y Y, which are hinged in the lower portion of the case, so that this dividing-bar may be swung down out of the way when itis desired to-get at the paper-files. This dividing-bar P carries a rod P", which extends along very close to the delivery of the gripping-rollers M and N, as shown in Fig. 1,and the central portion of the bar P is raised, so as to further assist in the delivery of the paper. The sheet I), carrying the original writing, will thus be delivered through the longitudinal slot in the case D outside the box, while the other and duplicate sheet or sheets are delivered in the filingcompartment.

with cutting-edge which arm is grooved upper In autograph -registers as hitherto constructed, the duplicate sheets which are to be preserved have been either wound on storingreels within the box or separated from the roll by cutting and then filed away. The means employed hitherto to separate the sheets has been by shears, which are not sufficiently certain of operationjand one part of my invention consists in new and improved means for cutting off the written sheets from the rolls. R is a thin flat steel knife-blade raised at the center to ive a shearing cut. This knife is securely attached to a metallic carrier-frame S, consisting of a rectangular plate which slides up and down in the casing of the apparatus between the guides or lugs 19 13). To lighten this carrier or plate S and to better its appearance, I pierce it with a series of circular.

openings, as shown in Fig. 2, and I prefer to use a carrier-frame of this shape to more completely separate the filing-compartment from the paper-distributing compartment, though of course the shape of this knife-carrier frame is not material. At the central portion of the bottom of this frame S, at the back, is extended upward an arm U, integral therewith, or hollowed outat its To the upper end to form a tooth or cog T.

rear of the carrier-frame the shaft V is located, journaled in suitable bearings in the frame-work of the apparatus and operated by crank W, and at the central part of this shaft an arm or fixed pawl 00 is rigidly attached, which meshes with the cog or tooth on the arm U, so that when the crank WV is turned the arm 00 will raise carrier-frame S and knife R. A spring 0 is attached to the pawl 0:, bearing upon the toothT, to assist in returning the carrier-frame to its normal position. Integral with the base of the carrierframc S, and extending out at right angles thereto, are the projections or arms Y Y, on

which are rigidly attached in -an upright position the filing-needles d a, which are thus raised or lowered simultaneously with the knife. These needles a a have eyes at their end, through which the string t is threaded, as shown in Fig. 2. Directly above the cutting-edge of the knife R is extended the slotted bar B, which rests on' and is attached to the sides of the frame. This bar B is slotted longitudinally at u to receive the knife-blade when it is raised by operating the crank W, and the dividing-bar P is pierced with holes I) b to receive the points of the needles when they are raised, as described, the sheets of paper being passed between the slotted bar and the knife-blade.

Extending over the edge of the cutting-knife are the fingers O O, which are frictionally attached to the shaft V, as shown in Fig. 2, so that when the shaft is turned and the knife raised the fingers will at once be thrown back out of the way; but upon the fingers coming into contact with the roller N they will still allow the shaft V to be rotated and the knife raised, while-as soon as the knife is lowered carrying the string the fingers will at once return to their normal position. along the sides of the filing-compartment on the supports a' a, attached to the top D, are the shelves or guides (2 cl. These shelves are so hinged to the supports a a' that they will fall by their own weight into a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 5, where they will rest against thepins m" supports a' a. Rigidly attached to the knife and needle carrier frame S and extending out horizontally are the pins 6 e, which restunderneath and against the shelves d d when in their normal position, so that when the knife-carrier frame S is raised, and with it the pins e e, these pins will at the same time raise the shelves (1 d to an upright position while the paper is being cut off and filed on the needles, and as soon as'the knife and needles are lowered the shelves will again return to their normal horizontal position.

The operation of the register is as follows: The two sheets of paper after being written upon are drawn forward by the gripping-rollers till the written sheet appears on top of the case. The crank WV is then turned, which drives the knife up Within the slotted bar 13, and the sheets are cut from the roll. same time the sheets are out 01f the needles pierce the duplicate sheet and carry it down with them, and the first sheet is thus filed, and soon until the needles have all the sheets they can hold. Before any sheets are filed,however, it is advisable to file on the needles a sheet of card-board s, which 7 will serve as a base for the sheets 8 to be filed upon. When the needles are full, another piece of card-board may be placed on top of the package, the string drawn out from the needles, the package tied up, and the duplicate sheets will thus be bound up and ready for storing away. They can then be removed and the filing-compartment will be ready for another supply. i

As the paper is furnished from a roll, the

ends thereof are very apt to curl up, and l in order that the duplicate sheet may be delivered into the filing-compartment in a horizontal position the fingers C G are provided, which guard the knife and guide the paper into the filing-compartment. For the same reason the shelves or guides d. d are provided. These support the paper while it is being delivered to the compartment; but

in the action of severing the sheet from the roll these guides are raised, as above described, to enable the sheet, when it has been filed on the needles, to fall into ment below.

Having thus fully described my invention,

the compart- Swung or hinged longitudinally m", attached to the At the What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an autographic registering apparatus, the combination, with the paper-rolls and feeding mechanism, of a reciprocating knife-carrier cog formed thereon, shaft journaled in the frame, and arm rigidly attached to said shaft and meshing with said cog, whereby rotation of the shaft operates said knife-carrier, substantially as shown and described.

2. In an autographic registering apparatus, the combination, with the paper-rolls and feeding mechanism, of a reciprocating knife-carrier with knife and filing-needles rigidly attached thereto, so that the duplicate sheet will be filed on the needles simul-. taneously with the severing of the sheet from the roll, substantially as shown and described.

3-. In an autographic registering apparatus, a reciprocating knife-carrier, cogged arm integral therewith, shaft journaled parallel thereto, arm rigidly attached to said shaft and meshing with said cog, and fingers frictionally attached to said shaft to serve as guides forthe paper to be cut, substantially as shown and described.

4. In an autographic registering apparatus, a filing-compartment having hinged along the sides thereof guides or shelves to support and guide the paper to be filed, in combination with a needle-carrying frame and means for operating said shelves simultaneously with said frame, so that said shelves may be automatically closed when the neodles are at work in the act of filing, substantially as shown and described.

5. In an autographic registering apparatus, in the filing-compartment thereof, shelves to support and guide the paper to be filed, hinged along the sides of said compartment, in. combination with pins on the needle-care rying frame to close said shelves when the needles are at work in the act of filing, sub

stantially as shown and described.

tus, the combination of a writing-tablet and two rollers to support and hold the copying medium arranged at opposite sides thereof, one roller supported in the frame of the machine and forming a hinge for the writing-tablet, the other detachably connected to said writing-tablet, so that it may be moved independently thereof, substantially as shown and described.

JOHN B. THIES.

Witnesses:

WM. G. FRIZELL, THoMAs B. HERRMAN.

6. In an autographic registering appara- 

